Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The new BBC America drama Ripper Street will debut on January 19 at 9 PM.
The series is set in Whitechapel (in England) in 1889, six months after Jack the Ripper claimed his last victim.
The series stars Matthew Macfadyen (MI-5 and Pride and Prejudice), Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), Adam Rothenberg (Alcatraz), Myanna Buring (The Twilight Saga and White Heat) and David Dawson (Luther and The Secret Diary of a Call Girl).
Here is a trailer for Ripper Street.
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on January 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
On January 19, the Hallmark Channel movie The Sweeter Side of Life will debut at 9 PM.
Kathryn Morris (Cold Case) plays Desiree Harper, whose perfect life as the wife of a high-powered Manhattan doctor comes to a sudden end when her husband says he wants a divorce and invokes their ironclad pre-nup to leave her penniless. Desiree soon finds herself abandoned by her rich friends and back in her New Jersey hometown helping her father in his struggling bakery. Though Desiree wants nothing more than to return to her high-class life, spending time with her father causes her to see things differently. She rediscovers her love of baking and puts her business degree to work to save her father’s shop. Desiree’s success at the bakery leads to an unexpected opportunity which forces her to choose between what she has lost and the new life she has found.
The cast includes James Best (from the original TV series The Dukes of Hazzard) as Desiree’s father.
Here is the trailer for The Sweeter Side of Life.
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on January 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
On January 14, the new CW series The Carrie Diaries will debut at 8 PM.
Based on the novels by Candace Bushnell, it is 1984, and life isn’t easy for 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw (AnnaSophia Robb from Soul Surfer). Since their mother passed away, Carrie’s younger sister Dorritt (Stefania Owen) is more rebellious than ever, and their father Tom (Matt Letscher from Eli Stone) is overwhelmed with the responsibility of suddenly having to care for two teenage girls on his own. Carrie’s friends – sweet, geeky Mouse (Ellen Wong), snarky Maggie (Katie Findlay) and sensitive Walt (Brendan Dooling) – make life bearable, but a suburban life in Connecticut isn’t doing much to take her mind off her troubles. Even the arrival of a sexy new transfer student named Sebastian (Austin Butler from Life Unexpected) only reminds Carrie that she spent the whole summer grieving rather than moving on with life. So when Tom offers Carrie the chance to intern at a law firm in Manhattan, she leaps at the chance.
The cast includes Chloe Bridges (90210) and Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who).
Here is a trailer for The Carrie Diaries.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Syfy will introduce the Canadian series Continuum on January 14 at 8 PM.
When a group of rebels convicted as terrorists escape execution by fleeing from the year 2077 to 2012, Officer Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols from Alias and Star Trek), a future Vancouver law enforcement officer (called a Protector), is involuntarily transported with them. In order to track the terrorists down and keep them from changing the past (and presumably future), Kiera joins the 2012 Vancouver Police Department and uses the skills of a young tech expert, Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen from Jericho), to both track the Liber8 agents’ pasts and provide her with the necessary information and contacts to operate in the present despite her lack of official credentials.
The cast includes Victor Webster (Castle and Mutant X), Stephen Lobo (Arctic Air), Roger Cross (24) and Lexa Doig (Stargate: SG-1).
Here is a trailer for Continuum.
NOTE: Please disregard the date shown at the end of the trailer as it does not apply.
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on January 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
On January 12, the Hallmark Channel original movie The Nearlyweds will debut at 9 PM
Danielle Panabaker (Shark) stars as a new bride who deals with a rocky path in her almost marriage, fueled largely by her monster-in-law, Renee (Naomi Judd). When Erin (Panabaker), Casey (Jessica Parker Kennedy from The Secret Circle) and Stella (Britt Irvin from Smallville) discover that a paperwork error has annulled all their marriages, they reassess their relationships with their new nearly-husbands.
The made-for-TV movie co-stars Travis Milne (Rookie Blue), Ryan Kennedy (Hannah’s Law) and Steve Bacic (Big Love).
Here is a trailer for Nearlyweds.
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on January 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
On January 11, the new Cinemax drama Banshee will debut at 10 PM.
The story is set in a Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con/martial arts expert posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.
The cast includes Antony Starr (Rush), Ivana Milicevic (Mind of the Married Man), Ulrich Thomsen (“The Celebration”), Frankie Faison (The Wire) and Ben Cross (Star Trek) also star.
Here is the trailer for Banshee.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
On January 7, the new NBC drama Deception will debut at 10 PM.
When Vivian Bowers, a famous socialite, is found dead from what appears to be an overdose, her former best friend, Detective Joanna Locasto (Meagan Good), is re-embraced by the wealthy Bowers family, and in time she begins to uncover the truth of what really happened with her friend’s death.
The cast includes Victor Garber (Alias), Tate Donovan (The O.C. and Damages), Katherine LaNasa (Longmire and Big Love), Laz Alonso (Breakout Kings), Wes Brown (Hart of Dixie and True Blood), Marin Hinkle (Two and a Half Men) and Ella Rae Peck (Gossip Girl).
Here is the trailer for Deception.
Posted in Music, Video, Year End Round Up on December 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Music is an important aspect of all our lives, whether it is in your favorite TV series, playing on your car or office radio or more specifically on iTunes, Pandora or your iPod and/or phone or the latest box office film you have been anxiously waiting to see. Music, obviously, comes in many different formats: pop, hip hop, rap, metal, country, classic rock, inspirational, R&B, Latin, dance and much more.
Among some of the special music moments from this past year on television and at the box office are as follows:
Best Musical Performance in a TV series – Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen and Jonathan Jackson on Nashville
Most Played Single of the Year – “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Ray Jepsen
Best Worldwide Singer – Adele
Best and Worst of Viral Music – “Gangnam Style” by Psy, the Korean rapper
Best Remake of a Hit Single – “Share It Maybe” by Cookie Monster (remake of “Call Me Maybe”)
Best Single of the Year – “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Goyte
The Teens Are Just Crazy for Them But the Rest of the World Just Does Not Get Them – One Direction
That Took Long Enough – “Lights” by Ellie Goulding (it took about a year for this single to make it onto the Billboard charts after its released in England)
Best Female Country Singer – Miranda Lambert
Most Haunting Rock Song – “Seven Devils” by Florence + the Machine
NOTE: This show was used in the season finale of Revenge in May 2012 and in the Beautiful Creatures movie trailer.
Best Single of the Year – “Anna Sun” by Walk the Moon
Best Single from a Feature Film – “Skyfall” by Adele
Rising Music Star – ZZ Ward
From Street Performing to the Big Leagues – Andy Grammer
NOTE: Andy went from performing at the Santa Monica (California) Promenade (an outdoor mall) to the Billboard charts.
Best New Band (TIE) – fun. and The Lumineers
Top Male Country Artist – Hunter Hayes
Best New Imports – Mumford & Sons (who are from the U.K.)
Youngsters on the Rise – Maisy and Lennon Stella, who made waves online and now star as the daughters of Rayna James on the TV series Nashville
Best Rock Band – The Black Keys
Most Moving Performance in a Musical Based Film – Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
Worst Live Performances by Someone Who Should Have Known Better – Madonna
Best Country Band – Lady Antebellum
Best Single with a TV Influence – “Distance” by Christina Perri
Catchiest Tune and Craziest Video – “50 Ways to Say Goodbye” by Train
“50 Ways to Say Goodbye” by Train
The Video May Not Make Sense, But This Girl is Just Amazingly Talented (and the hot bodies don’t hurt either, right?) – “Try” by Pink
What artists moved you the most this year? Which ones disappointed you or just made you cringe? What song could you listen to over and over again? Please share your thoughts and comments on the best and worst of the music world this year.
TOMORROW: Awards
And, most of all, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on December 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
On December 15, the Hallmark Channel movie Baby’s First Christmas will debut at 8 PM.
When a pair of feuding colleagues, Kyle (Casper Van Dien from Starship Troopers) and Jenna (Rachel Wilson from Republic of Doyle) are thrown together after their siblings, Jim (Noah Cappe from The Good Witch TV movies) and Trisha (Natalie Lisinska from Total Recall) fall in love, they have to learn to get along in time for their nephew’s birth on Christmas. Realizing Jim and Trisha have major money troubles, Kyle and Jenna band together to help and end up on a snowy New York adventure that will prove miracles really do happen at Christmas.
Here is a trailer for Baby’s First Christmas.
Posted in Breaking News, News, Online Series, Recommendations, Video, Web Series on December 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The new 5-episode series Pretty Tough, based on the eponymous book by TV writer, producer and showrunner Liz Tigelaar (Life Unexpected, Once Upon a Time, Revenge and Nashville) is now exclusively up at Hulu and Hulu Plus.
The story is set in the privileged and picturesque world of Malibu’s elite high school, centering on Charlie and Krista Brown, two sisters at opposite ends of the popularity spectrum, who must learn to play together on the soccer field and in life.
Pretty Tough stars Adelaide Kane, Crystal Young and Beth Behrs (Two Broke Girls) and was written by Marguerite MacIntyre, directed by Stewart Hendler and produced by Tim Williams.
You can check out the Pretty Tough web series right here.
NOTE: Each episode is about 20 (or more) minutes long.
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